We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Florida Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
218,102 87.39% $72,918 H-1B
23,967 9.60% $1,173,985 PERM
4,546 1.82% $26,850 H-2A
2,946 1.18% $94,083 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Florida has seen a total of 249,561 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Florida is the H-1B visa with 218,102 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.39% of Florida's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 23,967 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.60% of Florida's total visas.

Top Occupations in Florida (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Opticians, Dispensing 1 $29,598 50.00%
Agricultural Technicians 1 $29,973 50.00%
Video Game Designers 1 $64,875 50.00%
Archivists 1 $30,181 50.00%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 1 $41,995 50.00%
Civil Drafters 1 $54,038 100.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 1 $28,933 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 1 $90,501 100.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 1 $35,610 100.00%
Skincare Specialists 1 $42,515 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compliance Managers 1 $71,323 12.50%
Music Directors 1 $58,136 12.50%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 1 $44,304 12.50%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 1 $21,778 12.50%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 1 $51,400 12.50%
Transportation Engineers 1 $57,782 12.50%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $53,210 12.50%
Transportation Managers 1 $86,652 12.50%
Real Estate Brokers 1 $48,880 12.50%
Costume Attendants 1 $45,344 12.50%
Florida Employees Over Time
Florida has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,661 employees were hired. Florida peaked in 2018 with 19,501 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,820 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Florida From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uzbekistan 12 $40,804 46.15%
Slovakia 11 $43,854 44.00%
Belize 11 $69,810 44.00%
Belgium 11 $73,984 45.83%
Saudi Arabia 10 $57,663 43.48%
Syria 10 $105,815 45.45%
Finland 10 $89,783 45.45%
Belarus 10 $68,374 47.62%
Austria 10 $83,691 47.62%
Indonesia 10 $36,432 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Florida (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 25 $66,363 89.29%
Carecloud Corporation 25 $72,587 89.29%
Anchor Glass Container Corporation 25 $98,957 89.29%
It Rysources Inc 25 $63,648 89.29%
Wells Fargo Advisors Llc 25 $74,204 89.29%
Techruit Solutions Llc 25 $64,016 89.29%
Qlytix Inc 25 $83,719 89.29%
Clear Thought Solutions Llc 25 $58,484 89.29%
Sure Tech Services Inc 25 $63,108 89.29%
Softpath Technologies Llc 25 $60,241 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Florida Pacific Farms Llc Fpf4 1 $29,806 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc Petition 2 1 $25,126 100.00%
Titan Peach Farms Inc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Jbrs Trucking Inc 1 $21,341 100.00%
Under The Hoof 1 $25,126 100.00%
Jose Francisco Dangelo Parejo 1 $29,806 100.00%
Nfh Management Corp 1 $18,886 100.00%
Circle H Citrus Inc Temp 1 1 $30,909 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Fl 1 1 $29,806 100.00%
Frym F Merino Sons Harvesting Hauling Inc 1 $29,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sagrado Llc 3 $34,459 60.00%
Ria Advisory Llc 3 $143,069 60.00%
Keerthan It Solutions Inc 3 $75,858 60.00%
305 Plastic Surgery Corp 3 $47,708 60.00%
Stackit Professionals Inc 3 $98,738 60.00%
Exco Us Atrium Inc 3 $75,116 60.00%
Mr Aerospace Engineering Llc 3 $109,720 60.00%
Sabo Structural Engineering 3 $61,360 60.00%
Law Offices Of Natalia Fridman Pa 3 $37,613 60.00%
The Q Kapital Group Corp 3 $40,185 60.00%

Top Industries in Florida (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 2,677 $26,244 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 683 $26,892 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 630 $26,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 387 $26,556 100.00%
Apiculture 195 $26,584 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 156 $28,338 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 150 $23,699 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 103 $30,020 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 95 $27,965 100.00%
Orange Groves 81 $23,903 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,894 $139,073 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,163 $16,633,706 100.00%
Employment Services 2,227 $34,443 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,768 $59,905 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,203 $360,585 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1,030 $32,958 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 850 $213,817 100.00%
Janitorial Services 802 $22,323 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 760 $77,451 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 759 $73,337 100.00%

Florida Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Florida to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Florida over all years is $72,918. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage